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  • Page 2: Instruction

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Instruction RF88 is a UHF RFID reader for various host devices. This manual provides information about basic features and using the RF88. Please read this manual carefully before using your reader and peripherals to ensure safe and proper use.

  • Page 3: Rf88 Skus

    Sled Bracket RF88-00Rx-2 EU/UK IDRO900ME-L-EU/US/KR (Depending on ‘Rx’ of part number) ‘R5’ – PM84/95 bracket ‘R6’ – PM86 bracket RF88-00Rx-5 US/KR IDRO900ME-L-EU/US/KR ‘R8’ – PM85 bracket ‘R9’ – PM90 bracket RF88-00Rx-7 IDRO900ME-L-JP © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Installing RFID Control (V2) ..........................20 Exploring RFID Control (V2) ..........................21 Connecting a Reader and Host Device ....................23 Bluetooth Connection ............................23 Wire Connection ..............................27 Disconnect ................................28 © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 5 Result Type ................................. 47 Terminator ................................47 READING RFID TAGS / BARCODES ..................... 48 Reading RFID Tags ..........................48 Normal reading ..............................48 Continuous reading ............................. 48 Batch mode ................................. 49 © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 6 Attach hand strap ..............................52 Charging cradle ..........................53 Single Slot Cradle / Single Slot Ethernet Cradle (SSC / SEC) ................53 SAFETY INFORMATION ......................... 54 Battery Safety Information ........................54 © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Connector for charging cradle Hand strap hole Attach hand strap USB Type C connector Plug USB cable to charge the RF88 or communicate Battery & Battery locker Supply power to RF88 or replace battery © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 8: Product Standard Accessories

    The following items are in the product box. Accessory Name Battery 5V / 2A power adapter AC plug USB type C cable Hand Strap Note: The images may differ from the actual accessory. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 9: Replace The Battery

    2. Press the battery release button on both sides and pull the battery out. Figure 3 RF88 battery replacement 3. Insert a new or charged battery all the way. 4. Slide the battery locker as Lock to engage the battery firmly. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 10: Charge The Device

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Getting Started Charge the Device Caution: Always use an original charger and cable from Point Mobile. Other chargers and cables may damage RF88. Also, make sure the connector, charger, cable is not wet. Follow the Battery Safety Information for safety of using the battery.

  • Page 11: Charging With Cradle

    SSC/SEC. Turn on/off the Device To turn on or off the RF88, press and hold the power button for 3 seconds until a melody ring. Figure 5 RF88 Power button © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 12: Status Indication

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Getting Started Status Indication Unless the beep sound is muted, user can check the RF88’s battery, connection, reading status through LED indicators and beep sound. Figure 6 RF88 LED indicators Bluetooth LED Notification LED...
  • Page 13 (Batch) Amber on – Short high Short high RFID reader exits from batch mode (Batch) Amber off – Short low Note: When RF88 enters sleep mode, all LED indicators will turn off. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 14: Sled Bracket Replacement

    Getting Started Sled Bracket Replacement RF88 can be used with various host devices by sled brackets. Change the sled bracket according to the host device model. A screwdriver is needed. 1. Loosen the four screws on each corner of the sled bracket.

  • Page 15: Host Device Installation

    Caution: Remove the hand strap of the device before installing it onto the RF88. 1. Align the sled bracket of the RF88 to match the button holes to the PM85 buttons. 2. Place the one side of the PM85 to the bracket first.

  • Page 16: Pm86 Installation

    Caution: Remove the hand strap of the device before installing it onto the RF88. 1. Align the sled bracket of the RF88 to match the button holes to the PM86 buttons. 2. Place the one side of the PM86 to the bracket first.

  • Page 17: Pm84 Installation

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Getting Started PM84 Installation Caution: Remove the hand strap of the device before installing it onto the RF88. 1. Put the PM84’s top side to the sled bracket first. 2. Push the bottom side to engage the device firmly.

  • Page 18: Pm95 Installation

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Getting Started PM95 Installation Caution: Remove the hand strap of the device before installing it onto the RF88. 1. Put the PM95’s top side to the sled bracket first. 2. Push the bottom side to engage the device firmly.

  • Page 19: Pm90 Installation

    Remove the hand strap of the device before installing it onto the RF88. 1. Align the sled bracket of the RF88 to match the button holes to the PM90 buttons. 2. Place the one side of the PM90 to the bracket first.
  • Page 20 To change the connection mode, press the mode button twice quickly. Figure 14 RF88 mode button You can check the current connection mode by the RF88’s LED indicator.  In Bluetooth mode (Default): Bluetooth LED blinks  In Wire mode: Power LED lights on depending on the battery level...

  • Page 21: Rfid Control (V2) Application

    Note: You can find the latest guide of the RFIDControl from the Knowledge Base website (Log-in required) The new RFID Control is a Point Mobile RFID solution app for RF88. The app can be run on the Android host device. With RFID Control, you can perform the following features.

  • Page 22: Exploring Rfid Control (V2)

    (Only displays on Bluetooth type) Last connected device Displays the last connected device information, and provides Retry button. (Only displays on Bluetooth type) Search Tap to search the nearby RFID readers. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 23  Reading demo Configuration Set the RFID configurations. Profile Select or Custom the reading profile. Wedge Set the wedge settings Update RFID F/W Update RFID-related firmware (RFID reader, RFID module, Bluetooth). © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 24: Connecting A Reader And Host Device

    RFID Control (V2) Application Connecting a Reader and Host Device A RF88 can be connected to a host device using Bluetooth or a wire connection. This chapter describes how to connect the RF88 to a host device using RFID Control app.
  • Page 25  The Bluetooth LED of the RF88 turns on blue  The Power LED of the RF88 turns on depending on the battery level Figure 21 RFID Control - RF88 connected Figure 20 RF88 LED Indicator - Bluetooth © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 26 5. (Can skip) Tap NFC Tap-to-Pair. Figure 22 RFID Control - Connect type & Tap-to-Pair 6. Bring the host device’s NFC tapping area close to the NFC tag location of RF88 (refer to the below figure). Figure 23 RF88 NFC tag location...
  • Page 27 Figure 25 RFID Control - RF88 connected Figure 26 RF88 LED Indicator - Bluetooth Notice: If failed to connect, wake up the RF88 from sleep mode by pressing any button on the reader and try again. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 28: Wire Connection

    2. Turn on the RF88, and launch RFID Control on the host device. 3. (Only with PM90 sled bracket) Check if the RF88’s Power LED lights on depending on the battery level. It means the reader is in Wire mode. If not,...

  • Page 29: Disconnect

     In Wire connection Detach the host device from RF88 Note: When a host device capable of a wire connection is attached onto the RF88, the current Bluetooth connection will be disconnected and switched to the wire connection with the attached host device.

  • Page 30: Rfid Reader Information

    The following information is provided. Figure 29 RFID Control - Reader Information (detail)  RFID info  Firmware version  Hardware info  Firmware version  Battery status Battery charge status Battery level Battery health © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 31 UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual RFID Control (V2) Application Battery voltage Battery temperature  Bluetooth info  Firmware version  Device Name  Mac address  Power class © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 32: Applying Configurations

    3. Adjust the configurations and wedge settings as you want. 4. Tap Apply to save the changes. Or you can reset the changes by Cancel button on the bottom. Figure 30 RFID Control - Configurations © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 33 2. Access Profile from the additional menus. 3. Select a profile. If you select the User defined profile, set the detailed configurations. Figure 31 RFID Control - Profile 4. Tap Apply to save the changes. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 34: Setting Up Using Json

    5. Tap Import and browse the JSON file you copied. The configuration will be changed the same as the JSON file. Figure 33 RFID Control - Import / Export 6. Tap Apply to save the changes. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 35: Export Configurations

    3. Tap Export and wait for completion. Figure 35 RFID Control - Import / Export 4. The file will be saved into the following location and name.  Location: Download folder (/storage/emulated/0/Download/)  File name: Configuration.json © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 36: Reset Configurations

    1. Go to Configuration from the additional menus. 2. Select Factory default. Figure 36 RFID Control - Factory default 3. Tap Apply to reset the configurations to factory default values. Figure 37 RFID Control – Reset confirm dialog © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 37: Updating Firmware

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual RFID Control (V2) Application Updating Firmware To improve the performance of RFID reader, Point Mobile provides up-to-date firmware. The firmware files are provided as RFU file format, and it contains RFID reader, Bluetooth, and RFID module firmware.
  • Page 38 During the update process, the Bluetooth connection may be disconnected and reconnected several times. Figure 39 RFID Control - Updating firmware Caution: Do not turn off or disconnect the RF88 until the update is completed. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 39: Demonstrating Rfid Reading

    Aim the tag and then press the trigger button of the RFID reader, or tap Inventory start button on the screen. You can see the total read count, the number of unique tags (excluding duplicates) and read time in the demo screen. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 40: Reading Demo

    Tap a tag read, and then select an advanced feature among the Select, Tracking Tag, Read Tag, Write Tag, Kill Tag, and Lock Tag. You can find the detailed guides from RFID Control (V2) Web Guide (Log-in required). © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 41: Configurations

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Configurations RF88 supports the following configuration types. To control the configurations, use RFID Control (V2) app. Configuration RFID Settings Query RFID readers command tags in an inventory round to choose the random number from the range 0 ~ 2 -1 and singulates the tag that has a zero.
  • Page 42 PC EPC CHECKSUM PC EPC RSSI PC EPC FREQUENCY SHOW ALL  Default: PC EPC Continuous mode Read RFID tags continuously at one triggering.  Options: On / Off  Default: Off © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 43: Hardware Settings

     Options: On / Off  Default: Off Into sleep mode Set the timeout that RFID reader enters sleep mode.  Options: Disable 1 ~ 30 min  Default: 10 min © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 44 Battery voltage On / Off On / Off Battery temperature Disable Receive interval time Disable / 1 ~ 10 second(s) (32 seconds if any of the battery settings are turned on) © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 45: Profile

    Optimal battery This mode uses low radio power (27.0 dBm) to save the battery. But, in low radio power, the reading distance may become shorter. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 46: User Defined

     Options: Tari Mode Forward Link Backscatter Link Profile ( µ s) Optimization Modulation (kHz) Link Modulation 01: NA-103 Read Rate 6.25 02: 11-302 Read Rate 03: NA-120 Read Rate 6.25 © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 47 Read Rate 05: NA-345 Read Rate 06: 15-344 ET-UB (D) 07: 12-223 ET-LB 08: 03-222 ET-LB 09: 05-241 ET-LB (D) 10: 07-244 FCC (D) 11: 13-285 Sens  Default: 10: 07-244 © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 48: Wedge

    EXTRA_EVENT_ACTION Action Category EXTRA_EVENT_CATEGORY EXTRA_EVENT_EXTRA_NAME Extra name Terminator Select terminator on the end of the inventoried data.  Option: None / Space / CR / LF / CRLF  Default: None © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 49: Reading Rfid Tags / Barcodes

    UHF RFID Reader RF88 User Manual Reading RFID Tags / Barcodes RF88 can trigger the RFID tag reading and barcode scanning with two trigger buttons. The triggering for each button is changeable using RFID Control (V2) app. Reading RFID Tags The upper trigger button is mapped to the RFID reading as default.

  • Page 50: Batch Mode

    To turn on the batch mode, press the mode button for 3 seconds. When the batch mode activates, the batch mode LED turns on amber. Figure 43 RF88 mode button © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 51: Reading Barcodes

    Reading RFID Tags / Barcodes Reading Barcodes RF88 can trigger the barcode scanning of the connected host device. When press the scanning trigger button, the scanner beam of the host device emits and read aimed barcodes. The scanning trigger is mapped to the lower trigger button by default.

  • Page 52: Accessories

    SSC (Single Slot Cradle) Charges one RF88 with a host device installed. Hand Strap The hand strap is enclosed in the RF88 standard package. Attach the strap and you can grab the reader more firmly. Figure 45 Hand strap © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 53: Attach Hand Strap

    1. Thread the strap through the hand strap hole next to the USB connector. Figure 46 Attaching hand strap 2. Slide the strap through the buckle at the appropriate length. Figure 47 Attached hand strap © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 54: Charging Cradle

    Charge the RF88 with one of the following host devices installed through the cradle (Optional accessory).  PM85  PM86  PM84  PM95 Place the device onto the cradle. RF88 and the installed host device will be charged simultaneously when charging with SSC/SEC. © 2024 Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 55: Safety Information

    Battery Safety Guidelines  Use only Point Mobile approved batteries and charging accessories. Other batteries and chargers may damage the device or result in a fire, leakage, or other hazards.
  • Page 56  Do not dispose of the battery in fire. It may cause explosion. Notice: The battery is consumable. Point Mobile provides a warranty for the battery for 12 months after purchase. If you suspect the battery swelling, change the battery immediately and contact Point Mobile.

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